West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-07-07

Conn, for forgery. lie was committed
TO Jail. In course of time he became ac-
quainted with Bucholz and told him wild
stories of his past life and the success
which had attended his efforts in forgery:
how he was often arrested. but ALWAYS
got out because all American officials
were corrupt. Once out with "A little
money he could start into forgery and
MAKE enough money in "A short time TO
last lifetime Bucholz wanted Stark
70 get him ont and Stark hcsitatingly
consented, arranging that he should get
out on bond and arrange outside 20 Sc
cure the release of Bucholz Bucholy. i'm
hiS Cagcrncss TO make his escape sure told
Stark that if he wanted money he could
find s., 600 or SO, O0O planted i'm a barn.
under the floor Stark said that if there
was any other money he had better tell
where II was as the Warnings might find il
or the barn might burn down Bucholz
hestatcd for long time, but after re-
peatcd proofs of Stark square dealing
said that the other money would be found
under pile of wood i'm corner of the
barn.
"He said he had found where the
money was hidden; said that it was hui
man blood on the axe, and not chicken
blood, and that he had constructed that
ambuscadc; left the axe three DAYS be
fore the killing and. going ahead of
Schultey, lodged in behind the ambush,
and waiting until Schultey came up,
struck him with the axe. About this
time Stark was bailed out, and he, rep.
rcscntativc of the German consul and
myself went TO the house at the dead
of night and found the money Just as
Bucholz described it TO Stark. Stark
maintained a correspondence with Buch-
olz, and finally wrote him that the best
way TO get out was 10 bc regularly aC0uit-
ted, as a lawyer whom Stark consulted
had recommended. All Schultey's mon
ey was marked, and among the money
recovered IN the barn was a 20 mark gold
piece with hole through tho head,
which on the last day he had been to New
York he had purchased for watch
charm from a money changer The case
went to trial, and Bucholz was convicted
and sentenced to be hanged. ON appeal
the case was reversed ON a tcchnicality
having no bearing on the detectives
story, and on second trial hc was con
victed Of murder in the second degree.
The jury stood nine for murder in the
first degree, and the nine went over 10
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Bucholz got "a life sentence.
"Thiriy years ago we put a man in the
Illinois pcnitcntiary as n convict TO as
certain the cause OF so many escapes and
the mismanagemcnt and he STAYED there
six months and found out everything. A
number Of keepers were discharged, and
the prison has never since been misman-
aged. Everybody knows how McParlan
learned the secrets Of tho Molly Ma
gurcs, and how we convicted ,Schwartz,
the Rock Island robbcr through William
j. Gallagher, j, still fresh in the public
mind
you believe, then, that a mans con
science must necessarily cast off load
of crime"
II do. | believe that no man could
ever keep the secrets OF his crime to him
self if he met the right man to inspire his
confidence The man TO inspire his con
dence must be, in the criminals eyes, n
greater, or at least as great criminal ns
himself. st. LOuis GloJe- Democrat.